Two persons injured in I-55 traffic crash in Ste. Genevieve County

JEFFERSON CITY — Two women from Quincy, Illinois were hurt in a traffic crash Wednesday afternoon on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County.

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 48-year-old Jodie M. Shelton and 62-year-old Valerie A. Strauss were taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson for treatment of minor injuries.

 

The patrol says the crash happened when a 2011 GMC Yukon driven by Shelton went out of control on the wet roadway, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a rock bluff.

 

Both of the occupants were buckled up.

 

The crash happened about 1:51 p.m. at mile marker 152.6.

 

The Yukon received extensive damage.